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H. H. PERKINS. HUSKING PIN.

No. 598,744. Pajtented Feb. 8, 1898.

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HUSKING-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,744, dated February 8, 1898. Application led July l 5, 1897. Serial No. 644,724. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom limo/,y concern:

Be it known that I, HAZEN H. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States,residin g at Kewanee, in the county of Henry andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Husking-Pin', of which the following is a specilication.

The invention relates to improvements in husking-pins.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of bushing-pins and to provide a simple, strong, and durable one which will snugly fit the hand and be capable of various adjustments to suit the size of the same.`

The invention consists in the construction vand novel combination of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a husking-pin constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the opposite side of the device, the elastic grip being partiallybroken away to show the adjustable stop-plate. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the finger-guard strap. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the detachable lining. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the adjustable stop-plate. Fig. 7 is a plan yiew of the guard-strap,showing a modified form of wearplate. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a husking-pin, showing the modified form of wear-plate and a fixed stop-plate. Fig. 9

is a detail view showing the lining applied to` the husking-pin.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a husking-pin constructed of any suitable metal and provided at one side,

' near the point or husk-engaging portion, with a stop-plate 2, adapted to be engaged by a guard-strap 3, which is beveled to form a finger stall or loop. The guard-strap 3 is provided at its bend with oppositely-disposed slots or cuts 4, which are curved and which form oppositely-disposed projecting portions 5 when the bushing-pin is arranged in the slots or cuts, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. The inner curved portion 5 abuts against the stop-plate 2, which is provided at its outer end with aconcave seat 6, conforming to the configuration of the portion 5 of the strap and formed by odsetting the plate from the husking-pin in the manner shown. The plate 2 is capable of longitudinal adjustment for positioning the guard-'strap properly, and it is provided with a longitudinal slot 7, receiving a clampingscrew 8, which engages a threaded perforation of the husking-pin, and the head of the screw is adapted to bind against the outer face of the plate 2, whereby the latter is retained at any desirable adjustment. i

In order to protect the -narrow connecting `portion of the guard-strap adjacent to the stop-plate and prevent it from' being worn and broken, a wear plate or shield 9 is provided and may be circular and secured by a Y drawings. This fixed stop-plate 12 may be se-` cured to the husking-pin in any suitable manner, such as by soldering or riveting it.

The guard-strap is preferably reinforced by a series of rivets 13,v and thehand of the user is protected by a detachable lining 14, consisting of a substantially circular piece of leather provided with curved slots 15, disposed the reverse of the slots 11 of the guard-strap and providing inwardly-extendin g lips or portions 16, which practically cover the adjacent portion of the husking-pin and prevent the iinger of the wearer from coming in contact with the same. The lining, whichis placed on the husking-pin simultaneously with' the' guardstrap, enables the latter to iit the finger snugly IOO and enable the guard-strap to fit the joint of the finger snugly.

The tongue 17, which is preferably constructed of a separate piece of leather from the guard-strap, is secured to the latter by a rivet 18 and is provided with a series of openings 20, preferably consisting of transverselydisposed curved slots adapted to engage a hook 2l of the inner side of the guard-strap, whereby the latter may be readily adjusted to Vary the size of the finger-stall. The rivet 18 also serves for securing a wear plate or shield 22 to the guard-strap, and the openings 2O may consist of holes instead of slots; but the latter are preferable for the reason that none of the leather of the tongue is removedand the greater number of them may be provided in a given length of strap,-so that a ner adjustment is possible with them. The hook 2l also adj ustably connects one end of a strap 23 to the guard-strap, and the strap 23, which constitutes a loop-carryingdevice,

i receives a loose loop 24 and is secured at its other end to the inner side of the, guard-strap at the outer face thereof, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 ofthe accompanying drawings. The free or adjustable end of the strap 23 is provided With a seriesof openings 25, consisting of transverse slots curved asbefore described, and this end of the strap 23 is preferably interposed between the tongue 17` and the inner side of the guard-strap.

The loop 24 receives an ad j usting-strap 26, whichpasses loosely through it, being doubled on itself, as shown, and each side being provided wi'th perforations 27 in order that they may be buttoned over a knob 28 at the rear end of the husking-pin.

The body porti-on or handle of the huskingpin is provided with a tubular cover 29, of rubber or other suitable material, forming an l elastic grip for the convenience of the operator.

The invention has the following advantages: The guard-strap,which forms a fingerstall, is adjustably connected in the-huskingpin and is capable of moving `longitudinally thereon through the slotted stop-plate, and the cut portion of the guard-strap is protected and shielded from wear, so that it cannot break or give away at the point of attachment to the husking-pin. The guard-strap isalso reinforcedby rivets, and the hand of the operator is protected from the latter by adetachable lining, which has the -slotsso arranged that protecting-lips are provided to prevent the finger of the operator from lcoming in contact with the husking-pin. The lining also enablesv the flnger-stall'to fit afinger more comfortably, and the guard-strap is bulged to conform to the knuckle. The hook performs the double function of securingfthe tongue to the guard-strap and of fastening the free end of the strap 23 to thesame, and the straps 23 and 26 provide a double adjustment and enable the device to fit `the hand perfectly. The straps may be quickly applied to the husking-pin, the point of the latter being readily inserted through the slots of the guard-strap and the lining, and no fastening devices, such as rivets or equivalent means, being necessary for securing them to the pin. They also may be quickly removed from the husking-pin should it become necessary to supply the latter with new straps.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted. to without departing from the spirit or sacri- .cing any of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim isl. The combination of a husking-pin provided with a stop having a concaved seat, a

' guard-strap doubled to form a finger-stall and provided at the bend with slots receiving the husking-pin and forming aprojecting portion or lipitting in the concave seat, and means for connectingthe guard-strap with the huskin g-pin, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a husking-pin provided with a stop having a concave seat, a guard-strap doubled to form a finger-stall and provided at its bend with oppositely-disposed slots forming a projecting lip to fit into the concaved seat, a detachable lining arranged within .the guard-strap and mounted on the husking-pin simultaneously with the former, said lining being provided with curved slots forming inwardly-extending lips arranged to preventthe-flnger of the operator from coming in contact with the husking-pin at: the bend of the guard-strap, and means for connecting the latter with the husking-,pim substantially as described.

3. The combination of ahusking-pin .provided with a stop, a guard-strap forming-afinger-stall and provided at the bendwith slots receiving the husking-pin and forming a portion to vfit said stop, a Wear-plate mounted on theguard-strap between the slots, rivets mounted on the guard-strap, a lining arranged within the guard-strap and detachably secured to the husking-pin, being provided with curved slots for the reception of the same, said curved slots forming inwardly-extending lips arranged to prevent thengerof the operator from coming in contactl with the husking-pin, andmeans for connecting the guardstrap with the latter, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a husking-pin providedwitha threaded perforation, an adjustable plate 2 provided with a longitudinal slot and having a seat, a screw 8 passing through the lslot and iittingin the perforation: and securing the plate at the desired adjustment, 4a slotted guard-strap arranged onthe huskingpin and engaging the strap, and means for connecting thel guard-strap with the huskingpin, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a husking pin, a guard-strap folded on itself to form aiingerstall and secured to the husking-pin, the outer side ofthe guard-strap being provided at the end with a singlelongitudinal split and the IOO .IIO

severed portions being lapped or folded on themselves, whereby the finger-stall is bulged outward to fit the knuckle, and connections between the guard-strap and the husking-pin, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a husking pin, a guard-strap doubled to form a inger-stalland secured to the husking-pin, a hook mounted on one end of the guard-strap and adjnstably connected with the other, a loop-carrying device engaging the hook and provided with a loop, and an adj usting-strap passing through the loop and connected with the rear end of the hnsking-pin, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a husking-pin, a

guard-strap folded to form a iinger-stall and secured to the husking-pin, a fastening device mounted on one side of the guard-strap and adjustably connected with the other, the `zo strap 23 secured to the guard-strap by the fastening device and provided with a loop,

`lining provided with slots receiving the husking-pin and forming a pair of inwardly-ex` tending lips arranged to prevent the finger of the operator from coming in contact with the husking-pin at the slots or openings of the` guard-strap, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony7 that Ivclaim the foregoing as ymy own I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HAZEN H. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. SIGGERs, E. G. SIGGERS. 

